Fire Battalion Chief (Promotional)

THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and anticipated expiration is June 30, 2016 but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be a current Alameda County Fire Department Captain and meet the announced minimum qualifications. 

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing, Monday, November 2, 2015.

Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted on-line. Postmarks are not accepted. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

 

ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY

To Apply Visit: www.jobaps.com/alameda

 

THE POSITION

Under general direction, when assigned as a shift commander over all fire stations in the battalion/district, responsible for fire suppression and the supervision of district station operations while on duty, and performs related duties as required, incumbents will work a 56-hour workweek. Under general direction, when assigned as a division head or administrative manager, oversees administrative work assignments, provides project management, supervises assigned personnel, establishes policies and procedures, creates and maintains program budgets and performs emergency response duties as required, incumbents will work a 40-hour workweek.

Experience:

The equivalent of two years of full-time paid experience as a Fire Captain in the Alameda County Fire Department.

Must be in possession of at least a valid California Class C driver’s license with firefighter endorsement or Class “B” firefighter restricted commercial driver’s license.

And

Completion, by date of application close, of the following prerequisite training courses:
• ICS400 and Command 2A, Command 2B, Command 2C, Command 2D, Command 2E, Management 2A, Management 2B, Management 2C, Management 2D, Management 2E

Or

• CSFM Chief Officer Certification

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the "Examples of Duties" section of this specification.

Knowledge of:

• Modern fire prevention practices and techniques.
• Training practices and techniques.
• Laws, ordinances, and regulations which govern the fire department.
• Principles, practices, procedures and equipment used in fighting fires and saving lives and property.
• Operation and maintenance of fire and rescue apparatus and equipment coupled with the ability to supervise its effective application and use.
• Principles of hydraulics and chemistry as applied to fire fighting.
• Arson investigation.
• Modern principles of supervision.
• Modern administrative, project management and budgetary principles and techniques.

Ability to:

• Direct and train subordinates.
• Maintain discipline and high morale.
• Prepare clear and concise reports.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Meet and deal tactfully and effectively with the public.
• Recognize and appraise fire hazards.
• Manage time in an effective manner.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following steps:

1) A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.

2) A review of candidates’ Supplemental Questionnaires to further screen for minimum qualifications.  Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.

3) An assessment center examination will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score and may consists of:

    1. A structured interview to assess background and training, weighted at 20% of the candidate's final score

    2. A simulations exercise to assess incident command skills, weighted at 20% of the candidate's final score

    3. An oral presentation to assess public relations, administrative and verbal communications skills, weighted at 20% of the candidate's final score, and

    4. Two independent administrative exercises designed to assess administrative and managerial skills each weighted separately at 20% (total of 40%) of the candidate's final score. 

 

NOTE:

Competitors must achieve at least 70% in each of the assessment test components individually listed above in order to obtain an overall qualifying score in the entire examination process.

Competitors who score 70% or above in the entire process will have their names placed on the eligible list in order of final ranking.

 

We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components. Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments many be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN

Deadline for Filing: Review of Minimum Qualifications: Assessment Center Examination:	5:00 p.m, Monday, November 2, 2015 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Monday, Dec. 7 & Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

TEST RESOURCE LIST:
Alameda County Fire Department OAGs and SOGs

 

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

 

Gizelle Huynh, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-272-6472

 

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer